Dublin Core
Title
Telegram of a Name Suggestion for Planet X by Venetia Burney
Subject
Planet X; Pluto; Pluto Discovery; Pluto Name Suggestions; Astronomy; Planetary Science; Burney, Venetia; Lowell Observatory; Flagstaff; Arizona.
Description
Following the discovery of a new planet in March of 1930, people across the world sent letters and telegrams to Lowell Observatory with name suggestions. Venetia Burney, a young girl from England, proposed the name "Pluto" to her grandfather, who then sent her suggestion via telegram to Lowell Observatory. Lowell Observatory's director at the time, V.M. Slipher, credited Burney for being the first to suggest naming the new planet "Pluto" despite the dozens of correspondence which also submitted the name.
Creator
Burney, Venetia
Date
1930-03-16.
Rights
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Format
Telegram
Language
English
Type
Image
Identifier
Pluto Collection. 2012.0475.